Appendix A. Abbreviations and Officer Ranks
AAC
ACDEAN
ACS
ACT
ADAA
ADPA
AEB
AERB
AIP
ASDP
BOC
BOS
BOV
BUPERS
CAE
CCPMD
CD&T
CHC
CNO
DAA
DANT
DDAA
DEOMI
DoD
DON
EDS
Ed Tech
ESL
FE
FFE
FITREP
FMB
FMR
FOREX
FSAC
FTE
FY
FYDP
GAO
GET
HRPP
HVAC
IDI
American Athletic Conference
Academic Dean
American Chemical Society
American College Testing
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Associate Dean for Planning and Assessment
Academy Effectiveness Board
Advanced Education Review Board
Annual Institutional Profile
Abbreviated Systems Decision Paper
Board of Control (for NAAA)
Base Operating Support
Board of Visitors
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Class of 1963 Center for Academic Excellence
Consolidated Card Program Management Division
Character Development and Training
Chaplain Core
Chief of Naval Operations
Director of Academic Advising
Commandant of Midshipmen
Deputy Director of Academic Advising
Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute
Department of Defense
Department of the Navy
Executive Director of Strategy
Education Technician
English as a Second Language
Fundamentals of Engineering
Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment
Fitness Report
Financial Management and Budgeting Office
Financial Management Regulations
Foreign Navy Exchange Program
Faculty Senate Assessment Committee
Full Time Equivalent
Fiscal Year
Future Years Defense Program
Government Accountability Office
Graduate Education + Teaching Program
Human Research Protection Program
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
Intercultural Development Inventory
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IDSC
Instructional Development Support Center
IG
Inspector General
IPO
International Programs Office
IRB
Institutional Review Board
ITSD
Information Technology Services Division
JPMP
Junior Permanent Military Professor
LCM
Life Cycle Management
LEAD
Leadership, Education and Development
LEL
Leadership Ethics and Law Department
LREC
Language Proficiency, Regional Expertise and Cultural Awareness Program
LSAP
Language Study Abroad Program
MAPR
Midshipmen Assessment of Progress Report
MDC
Midshipmen Development Center
MGSP
Midshipmen Group Study Program
MIC
Managers’ Internal Control Program
MIDS
Midshipmen Information System
MPN
Military Personnel, Navy
MQS
Midshipmen Qualification Standards
MSC
Multimedia Support Center
NAAA
Naval Academy Athletic Association
NABSD Naval Academy Business Services Division
NAFI
Non-appropriated Fund Instrumentalities
NAPS
Naval Academy Preparatory School
NARC
Naval Academy Research Council
NAVFAC Naval Facilities Engineering Command
NPS
Naval Postgraduate School (Monterey, CA)
NSAA
Naval Support Activity Annapolis
NWC
Naval War College (Newport, RI)
OCA
Office of Compliance and Assessment
O&M,N
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
ONR
Office of Naval Research
OPM
Office of Personnel Management
OPN
Other Procurement, Navy
OSD
Office of the Secretary of Defense
PFP
Powered Flight Program
POM
Program Objective Memorandum
PMP
Permanent Military Professor
PPBE
Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution
PROTRAMID Professional Training for Midshipmen
PWD
Public Works Division
SA
Sexual Assault
SAPR
Sexual Assault, Prevention and Response
SAT
Scholastic Aptitude Test
SHAPE
Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Education
SLT
Senior Leadership Team
STEM
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
A-2
TOEFL
UCMJ
USAFA
U.S.C.
USMA
USMC
USN
USNA
VCNO
VGEP
VSAT
VPN
YP
Test of English as a Foreign Language
Uniform Code of Military Justice
United States Air Force Academy (Colorado Springs, CO)
United States Code
United States Military Academy (West Point, NY)
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
United States Naval Academy
Vice Chief of Naval Operations
Voluntary Graduate Education Program
Verbal Scholastic Assessment Test
Virtual Private Network
Yard Patrol
Officer Ranks USN
ENS
Ensign (O-1)
LTJG
Lieutenant Junior Grade (O-2)
LT
Lieutenant (O-3)
LCDR
Lieutenant Commander (O-4)
CDR
Commander (O-5)
CAPT
Captain (O-6)
RDML
Rear Admiral Lower Half (O-7)
RADM
Rear Admiral Upper Half (O-8)
VADM
Vice Admiral (O-9)
ADM
Admiral (O-10)
Officer Ranks USMC
2ndLt
Second Lieutenant (O-1)
1stLt
First Lieutenant (O-2)
Capt
Captain (O-3)
Maj
Major (O-4)
LtCol
Lieutenant Colonel (O-5)
Col
Colonel (O-6)
BGen
Brigadier General (O-7)
MajGen
Major General (O-8)
LtGen
Lieutenant General (O-9)
Gen
General (O-10)
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